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The '''Withlacoochee, Plant City and Boca Grande Railroad Company''' was created with the approval of [[Florida]] state law chapter 4258, on [[May 31]], [[1893]]. The company had previously been called the ''Homosassa and Withlacoochee Railroad Company''. |
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| established = 1999 |
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| type = [[Secondary college]] |
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| principal = John E Sloan |
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| city = [[Bendigo]] |
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| state = [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] |
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| country = [[Australia]] |
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| campus = White Hills |
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| colours = Maroon, Dark Blue |
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| homepage = http://www.weeroona.vic.edu.au/ |
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The line was to start from a point on the [[Withlacoochee River (South)|Withlacoochee River]] in [[Citrus County, Florida|Citrus county]], running through the counties of Citrus, [[Hernando County, Florida|Hernando]], [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco]], to [[Plant City, Florida|Plant City]], in [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough county]]; and thence through Hillsborough, [[Manatee County, Florida|Manatee]] and [[DeSoto County, Florida|DeSoto]] to [[Boca Grande, Florida|Boca Grande]] in [[Lee County, Florida|Lee county]], with a branch running from Plant City to [[Bartow, Florida|Bartow]] and other points. |
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'''Weeroona College Bendigo''' is a co-educational secondary college, catering for students in years 7 to 10, located in [[White Hills, Victoria|White Hills]], a suburb of [[Bendigo, Victoria|Bendigo]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. |
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==Land grants== |
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The college was formed in 1999 with the merger of White Hills Secondary College and Bendigo East Primary School.<ref>Weeroona College Bendigo Website - About Us</ref> |
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The railroad was only to be entitled to [[land grants]] for portions constructed before or on [[September 1]], [[1897]], but the railroad was never constructed. |
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==Charter members== |
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This year{{when}} the college has an enrolment of over 800 students, supported by over 100 staff. Year 10 students have the opportunity to specialise in specific areas of interest. These include various science courses, information technology courses, etc. Senior students also have the opportunity to undertake some units of their [[Victorian Certificate of Education]] (VCE) at the college. Most of the students who choose to go on to achieve the VCE do so at the nearby [[Bendigo Senior Secondary College]]. |
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The charter members were Walter S. Turner ([[Inverness, Florida|Inverness]]), Thomas J. Cochran (Inverness), William Baily ([[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee, Fla.]]), Alexander B. Hawkins (Tallahassee), Wm. P. Denham (Tallahassee), and Wm. J. Hawkins ([[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, N. C.]]). |
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Weeroona College Bendigo will start to be rebuilt starting late 2008 and will be completed over the course of many years. |
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* [[List of defunct Florida railroads]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.weeroona.vic.edu.au Weeroona College Bendigo website] |
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[[Category:Public schools in Victoria (Australia)]] |
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[[Category:Defunct Florida railroads]] |
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Revision as of 11:03, 11 October 2008
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The Withlacoochee, Plant City and Boca Grande Railroad Company was created with the approval of Florida state law chapter 4258, on May 31, 1893. The company had previously been called the Homosassa and Withlacoochee Railroad Company.
The line was to start from a point on the Withlacoochee River in Citrus county, running through the counties of Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, to Plant City, in Hillsborough county; and thence through Hillsborough, Manatee and DeSoto to Boca Grande in Lee county, with a branch running from Plant City to Bartow and other points.
Land grants
The railroad was only to be entitled to land grants for portions constructed before or on September 1, 1897, but the railroad was never constructed.
Charter members
The charter members were Walter S. Turner (Inverness), Thomas J. Cochran (Inverness), William Baily (Tallahassee, Fla.), Alexander B. Hawkins (Tallahassee), Wm. P. Denham (Tallahassee), and Wm. J. Hawkins (Raleigh, N. C.).
References
- State laws
See also
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